DevOps Engineer

Role Overview The DevOps Engineer is part of a cross-functional team responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment.

Your role will revolve around building functional systems, deploying product updates, identifying production issues and implementing integrations that meet our customers needs.

You will report directly to the CTO and will be expected to work with our team of developers and engineers to ensure that software development follows established processes. You will also help in planning projects and closely involved in project management decisions.

Responsibilities

Managing and administering AWS cloud infrastructures (servers, RDS, Lambda, SNS, communication, security, storage, DevOps). Managing infrastructure as a code. Applying CD/CI principles on software projects on AWS. Implementing best practices in automation to ensure security.

Sits as a member of the Incident Report Team (IRT). Maintain an up-to-date inventory of assets, including data, hardware, and software. Ensure regular data backups and encryption. Use security monitoring tools to detect and analyze incidents. Restore affected systems and services to normal operation.

Preserve evidence for legal and forensic purposes. Establishing infrastructure monitoring tools in the cloud. Preparing high-level infrastructure diagrams and documenting automation processes. Performing root cause analysis of production errors and resolving technical issues.

Delegating tasks and achieving set goals while considering expected and agreed time frames. Liaising with team members, Management and other stakeholders to ensure projects are completed and up to quality standard. Writing progress reports and relevant material to update relevant stakeholders.

Working closely with our product and design team to better understand end-user requirements.

Qualifications

and Experience 3-5 years of experience in continuous improvement projects for AWS cloud infrastructure Hands-on experience as a systems analyst Proven experience in infrastructure as code - Terraform (required) Experience in designing and maintaining CI/CD, bitbucket pipelines, Jenkins, and/or Maven Knowledge of configuring AWS services (ECS, EC2, S3, AWS Transfer Family, Web Application Firewall, CloudFormation, CloudFront, API Gateway) Experience in platforms like Docker, Container and Kubernetes Database administration knowledge (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redshift, Redis, etc.)

Knowledge in networking (VPCs, subnets, ELBs, security groups, Route53, Firewall, CloudShield, etc.) Knowledge of technologies/languages like Ruby, SQL, Javascript, Bash Demonstrated experience, exposure and interest in the FinTech space; having worked with a Fintech company will be a big advantage.

An understanding of accounting and expense management systems A degree in computer science/engineering or similar studies; having completed Cloud-related certifications such as AWS Certified Solution Architect will be an advantage Experience in Oracle cloud (Ideal) Essential Competencies Software design, development process and documentation Technical problem-solving Data-based decision-making Analytical ability Cross-functional collaboration Communication skills Stakeholder management